T-64AK at the T-34 Tank History Museum© "T-64AK at the T-34 Tank History Museum" by Vitaly V. Kuzmin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. Battle tanks have been a staple of the battlefield since 1917. Back in ...

The battle tank came into its own during WWI, but the basic idea—armor up a self-propelled vehicle and fill it with soldiers—existed long before that. Leonardo da Vinci and H.G. Wells both explored ...

The tank was introduced in World War I when Britain unveiled the then-secret weapon against German forces and were able to run these rolling fortresses right over German barbed wire and trenches, ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Though tanks debuted in battle the year before, it was in ...

Certainly, anyone who has ever played the video game World of Tanks likely has debated what is the “best tank,” and the fact remains that there will likely never be a consensus as opinion plays a ...

In the years since World War II, much mythmaking has mucked up history with various often incredible claims about the effectiveness of certain weapons. And no country’s wartime record is more muddled ...

Oscillating turrets, pioneered in French tanks like the AMX-13 and AMX-50, reimagined armored warfare with a split turret design that allowed a smaller, lighter vehicle to carry a massive gun and even ...

Battle tanks have been a staple of the battlefield since 1917. Back in the days when armor was needed for breakthroughs, the doctrine behind them wasn’t yet written. Today, we’re looking at the most ...

Most historians agree that there was no time on earth when the tank was more important for the outcome of combat than in World War II. But of course tanks were around before that time and continue to ...